New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-11

II Is reported that Secretary Whitney Will hold
= conforonce with Admiral Luce at Bar larbor
or Newport upon the return OF the American Oon-
ference As the AdmlraTs recent manpuNrcs vi
tho Dominion seaboard were not naval but purely
dinIomatic IL Is singular that Secretary Bayard
has not been invited to seat at the rouhd u'' IT,
The Admral's defence Of his extraordinary con-
duct in converting the squadron into an auNi'ar9
feet 20 the Canadian coastguard was bascd upon
the assumption that Secretary Bayard was trying
"a do something abroad and woulI be disconnected
IL any outrages were committed on the Canadian
coast. The Secretary has probably been abashed
by the reflection that his policy of mastery in
activity has been so wantonly misunderstood by
man of the world like Admiral Luce. lie would
be clad of an opportunity to assure the Admiral
that the State Department has done nothlhe
and does not intend TO do anything
The work OF cqulppng tho machinery Oh sqtSrn
ment with Democrats b. Zen sSeuyorl, star
Nsor Unparalleled III our N'''''' N
(Adm. Dcin.l
Yes: that seems TO be about the only work the
Administration has in hand-certanly the only
work in which IL has shown any Vlgor. but
would il not be little more decent to stop tau>-
ing about this being n Civil Service Reform
Administration?
Almost the last remaining power exercised by
the Board OF Aldermen, that Of granting privl-
leces for occupying n part of the streets is being
encroachcd upon by the Building Bureau. An effort
10 prevent the erection OF a house with bay WIN
dows obtrudng over the street linc on the GROUND
that they injured neighborlng property ana were
not authorized by the Common Council, failed re-
Gently in the Supreme Court, as the builder was
able 70 show permit from the Building bureau
Now this bureau has began suit against DE- Ia
con, of the Columbia Grammar School, to compel
him TO tear down the $4,000 bay windows on MS
house on Riverside Drive, because not authorized
by the bureau, though they were authorized by
the Common Council.
The Wilkesbarre city authorities nave peeh
arrested for neglect of duty in failing to keep
the streets in order. Perhaps n little of that
kind of medicine might work well in New-fotk.
THE Voice" will find an interesting letter In
"1he Albany Express of Tuesday over the sig
nature OF a Former Prohibition Candidate"
1.-The Voice" will notice that the correspondent
advises temperance people not to support the
third party movement unless they want TO heip
the Democratic party. The Voice. VIII also
notice that he dcnounces the third party move
mcnt as scheme concoctcd by the rum power
The Democratic State Convention OF 3s4 dele
gates will be more truly representative than the
Republican State Convention of SOB delegates
in the opinion of The Rochester Unlon." Wen,
il will be more truly representatives OF the bosses
but not of the people The bosses fancy n small
convention. They argue that the fewer the dele
gates the easier TO rush through their own slate.
The uselcssness of the Bridge trustees has once
more been demonstrated. Only five members
were on hand when the August meeting should
have been held. Last year there was no meeting
from June till October. That record seems likely
to be equalled il not bettered this year.
THE Boston Journal quotes The Brooklyn
Eagles lament over the fact that no "boodier'
or corruptionist has been convicted in brooklyn
while men OF that stamp have received their
deserts IN New-Yorl<, Chicago Baltimore and else
where, and calls attention to the circumstance
that all the "ofIcial scoundrels" referred to are
Democrats. 1t then asks why Tho Eagle" goes
on supporting party and the candi-
dates of q party which brings forth such